Selling Pokémon cards
Where to sell Pokémon cards in France?
Each place has its buyers, its fees and its risks. The comparison, then how to set your price, take photos and ship without trouble.
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The short answer
For single cards, Cardmarket is the reference in Europe: lots of buyers, known prices, and a commission on each sale.
Vinted and Leboncoin suit bundles and simple sales, eBay expensive cards and buyers abroad; a shop buys quickly but below market price, and at a convention you sell in person, with no shipping.
Everywhere: set your price from the market price for the same language and condition, photograph front and back, and ship tracked.
Comparison
| Where | What for | Fees | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | Single cards, from a few euros to several hundred | A commission on each sale: see their rates | The reference market in Europe: your card is compared with other offers. Payment and disputes go through the platform. |
| Vinted | Bundles, low prices, a wide audience | A protection fee paid by the buyer: see their rates | Lots of visitors, few specialists. Ship with the platform's label; refuse any payment outside the app. |
| Leboncoin | Bundles, selling in person near you | Free listing; secure payment and delivery as an option, with fees: see their rates | In person, a public place. For shipping, refuse payments outside the platform. |
| eBay | Expensive or graded cards, buyers abroad | A commission on each sale: see their rates | A large international audience. Look at completed sales to set your price; watch out for shipping and customs outside the European Union. |
| A card shop | Selling fast, all at once | No fees, but a buyback below market price | The shop has to resell at a margin: ask for the breakdown card by card and compare several offers. |
| Convention, fair, swap meet | Selling and trading in person, among enthusiasts | The cost of a table if you exhibit | No shipping, the buyer sees the card. Prepare your prices in advance and a safe payment method. |
| Facebook groups, Discord | Collectors of one game or one region | None, but no protection without a protected payment | Check the profile and references. Never a « friends and family » payment for a shipment. |
Platform commissions and fees change regularly: always check their official rates before setting your price.
Setting your price
The right price is that of recent sales of the same card, in the same language, version and condition. A listing is just a seller's hope.
- 1Find the exact card: set, number, language, version. gotem. recognises it from a photo.
- 2Grade its condition honestly, under a lamp: corners, edges, surface, centering.
- 3Look at its price on gotem. for that condition: that's your baseline.
- 4Adjust for the platform: factor in the fees you'll pay, or go a little lower to sell fast.
- 5For an expensive card, also compare with current offers and completed sales.
Real example: the price by condition
SVP Black Star Promos · 085 · FR
€500.00
gotem. price today, Near Mint · Lowest price read on Cardmarket (FR · NM)
- Trend
- €805.08
- 7-day average
- €802.99
- 30-day average
- €805.28
- Cheapest offer
- €525.00
| MT | NM | EX | GD | LP | PL | PO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €500.00 | €500.00 | €450.00 | €400.00 | €350.00 | €275.00 | €200.00 |
Live figures, read every day: they may have moved by the time you read this.
Photos
- Front and back, in daylight, without glare, on a plain background.
- For an expensive card, out of its sleeve, with close-ups of the corners and flaws: a reassured buyer buys faster, and a dispute is easier to settle.
- Always photos of your own card, never an image found online.
Shipping
- 1The card in a sleeve (penny sleeve), then in a toploader or a card saver.
- 2The toploader slipped into a resealable bag (team bag), wedged between two rigid pieces of cardboard.
- 3All of it in a rigid or padded envelope, so nothing bends.
- 4Send it as a tracked letter: the tracking number proves you shipped it. For an expensive card, choose insured or registered shipping, and check its compensation limit.
- 5Keep the tracking number and your photos until it's delivered.
On Vinted and Leboncoin, with built-in delivery, the shipping label is provided: follow their packing rules.
Selling with gotem.
gotem. isn't a marketplace: it doesn't buy, sell or collect any money, and takes no commission. But it helps you sell, here and elsewhere:
- Each card's price by condition and language, to set yours.
- A sale binder with your prices: market price adjusted by a percentage and rounded, or card by card.
- Your shop in one link, with its QR code to put on your stand at conventions.
- Or « My page »: your binders to show off, without prices.
- « Export as image »: your cards for sale as images ready to post, with their prices.
Your gotem. shop in one link
Put your cards for sale in a sale binder, set your prices from the market, share your shop or display its QR code at conventions. Seller mode is requested from your account, for free.
Selling without getting scammed
- I don't send anything before receiving payment, through the platform or a protected method.
- I ignore buyers who want to pay outside the platform, or who send a payment link by message.
- I'm wary of fake « platform » emails announcing a payment: I check in the app itself.
- In person: a public place, and I check the payment before handing over the card.
- For an expensive card, I film the packing before shipping.
What about taxes?
Online selling platforms report to the tax authorities private sellers who exceed 30 sales or €2,000 in a year (the EU DAC7 rule). That doesn't mean you owe tax: occasionally selling your own belongings usually isn't taxed, whereas regularly buying to resell is a taxable activity. For a big sale or any doubt, check impots.gouv.fr (France).
Frequently asked questions
Where can I sell Pokémon cards for the most money?
Where your card has the most buyers: usually Cardmarket for single cards in Europe, eBay for expensive or graded cards. Compare what you keep after fees and shipping.
Where to sell a bundle of Pokémon cards?
On Vinted or Leboncoin, or to a shop to sell fast. First pull out the cards worth something: scan the bundle with gotem. to spot them.
What commission does Cardmarket take?
A commission on each sale, depending on your account type: look at their official rates, they change from time to time.
How do I ship a Pokémon card?
In a sleeve and toploader, wedged between two pieces of cardboard in a rigid or padded envelope, sent tracked; for an expensive card, insured shipping.
At what price will a shop buy my cards?
Below market price, since it has to resell them at a margin. Ask for the breakdown card by card and compare with their price on gotem.
Does gotem. take a commission?
No. gotem. doesn't buy, sell or collect any money: you set your prices, you sort it out between you.
How do I know which cards in my collection are worth the most?
Add them to gotem. (scanner, import or by hand) and sort your collection by price: the most valuable first.
Your gotem. shop in one link.
Your cards for sale, priced from the market, a QR code for conventions. No commission.